US demand Negotiations for the return of the Peshmerga to Kirkuk

A US military delegation met with Kirkuk Governor Rakan al-Jubouri on Sunday to discuss the return of the Peshmerga forces to the province.

The PUK media quoted a Kurdish source as saying that a meeting was held Sunday evening in the governorate building between a US military delegation from the Central Command and Kirkuk Governor Rakan al-Jubouri separately to discuss the return of the Peshmerga forces, adding that the two sides reached an agreement in this regard.

The source, who declined to be identified, said other measures and local meetings would follow an agreement leading to the return of the Peshmerga to Kirkuk.

It is noteworthy that a member of the provincial council of Kirkuk, Qassem Hamza, revealed on Monday that the governor Rakan Jubouri to Baghdad to transfer the US request on the return of Peshmerga forces to the province after a meeting with US military officials.